Spain's healthcare cull on hold, HTA and central procurement on track
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Two significance projects aimed to cut healthcare costs in Spain got the go-head from regional governments on 3 October. The legislation needed to bring in the national health technology assessment (HTA) agency, which will be modelled on the UK's NICE, has been formally approved for passage into law; and there is progress with the planned expansion of the centralised vaccines-purchasing 'platform': a proposed list of target vaccine products is close to being unveiled. However, further cost-cutting measures were put on hold.